Let me put in a big big 2 cents about RDA's
This is about dripping only, I own a little bit of everything so I'm aware of all sorts of stuff.
You may not understand everything I said, but you will in time.
At the moment there isn't a single mainstream RDA out there really makes me 10/10 happy
The Low end stuff is probably the only drippers where no one can complain.
The Igo - L, W, T, W-4 are all under 20 bux. so really, what can you say?
They aren't amazing, they're just fair and you have to drill them to your liking. But they aren't 22MM
The Nimbus is around 55-65 dollars and although better than an IGO-W
its not 3 times better than an IGO-W to warrant three times the cost!
Yes somehow it got popular anyways because it came out early at a time where there wasn't much else to purchase.
The Problem with the Nimbus is that its not 22M and most mechanical mods are, like a nemesis which everyone and their mom has at least a clone if not the real one. So in comes to save the day is the Patriot RDA.
Its exactly the Nimbus but bigger. So why not charge a little more? 75 seem about right.
But the only reason why its 75 bux is because of the nimbus benchmark. If the nimbus was never made The patriot can only go for around 30 bux slightly more than an Igo-W. Which would have been fair REGARDLESS IF ITS MADE IN USA OR CHINA.
The Trident is more of an original idea however flawed but STILL FLAWED IN THE VERSION 2.
Not everyone is good at making everything. You buy Kodak film and Nikon Cameras, not the other way around.
Same goes for vaping. Grand vapor mods are AWESOME!, Grand Vapor Attys are Junk.
The problem with youtube reviews is that 95% of them are premature to the point where half the time its an un-boxing. The guy reviewing this item hasn't owned it long enough nor do we know whats up with these items after months of usage. Reviewers are so busy reviewing the new stuff they get in their vape-mail that there really isn't time for a follow up. There is so much new stuff coming out that hes been moved on and doesn't use it anymore to know the difference.
If you understand basic carpentry you'll see just how flawed the Trident it.
#1 The negative posts are press fitted and not welded to the deck, meaning in time they will turn with the screw.
#2 The positive post is also press fitted with a derlin center cap which will rise in overtime causing misfires.
#3 the slotted screws although a pleasure to use and rebuild on actually weaken the architecture of the screw itself making the posts of this RDA Very Delicate.
#4 The air flow control is imbalanced. I understand you can do either single or dual coil setups but that doesn't explain why the "adjustable" air flow settings has 4 settings for single coil and only 1 for dual coil.
#5 Side Gripe: The original trident version 1 uses a Greek mythological trident fork logo,
The version 2 says trident in a race car font. WHY!???!?!?
With the idea of adjustable air flow RDA's here is the Omega's chance to take a swipe at the market.
2 Fails Tho
#1 The posts don't have an holes in them, some fanboys won't care, but the truth is. It makes building on this deck slightly harder.
For an experienced builder, Not harder, just more annoying.
#2 Some seriously lazy man holes. Its 3 holes and then you just twist and set kind of like the idea of half moon and full moon.
Some of you maybe content with this idea but for 85 bux? uhmm have you seen the airflow adjustment on the Kraken? So why cheat me?
The atomic RDA! Finally an RDA with air flow settings that make sense! but wait its not 22MM?
OH C'MON! we're back to that issue again? I thought we've grown.
In my solid opinion if you're a diehard dripper fan, ALL YOU DO IS DRIP! DRIP TILL I DIE!
The viscous ant Valkyrie: Why? Because its got the best airflow control. Its got Classic drilled Dual coil poles. Its a Cloud Machine. Nothing has better conductivity than a Hybrid. Thats the whole point of buying a hybrid, No voltage drop issues. It may have some cons like it can't support batteries of other sizes. but its pros are some big big heavy hitting pros if you're a dripper lover.
So whats wrong with it?
They cost like 250 USD each and the first batch didn't even fire. LOL I'm sure its fine now. but still. very steep price.
